Actief in New York @MabelvanOranje @UN Beeld: © @Patrickvkatwijk

Congratulations to @NathanThrall and @MetropolitanBks. #Pulitzer

🇫🇷Our French colleagues @Destin_commun helped inspire new hit political drama La Fievre on @canalplus (by the makers of Baron Noir). The show depicts the descent into an identitarian civil war. One to watch if you can (and look for us in ep. 6! 😉) canalplus.com/series/la-fiev…

Co-founded by #FGMember @MabelvanOranje and @FordFoundation President @darrenwalker, @vowforgirls is an innovative initiative dedicated to ending child marriage globally. Learn more about the organization: vowforgirls.org/ #VOWForGirls

Along with @MabelvanOranje and @vowforgirls, we recently visited our partners in the Dominican Republic 🤗 For the past 5 years, we have supported their work to #EndChildMarriage and early unions. We remain inspired by their leadership 💜 Full video ▶️ bit.ly/DRPartnerVisit

Intense heatwaves closed schools in Sudan + other African countries in recent weeks. It's a tragic loss of education and for girls can be a devastating fork in the road. @MabelvanOranje shows the connections between girl marriage and climate @projdandelion projectdandelion.com/child-m…

Great 'Radical Humanity' interview with impressive social entrepreneur @HilaryCottam on how connection and care can help renew Britain. Working together, we can transform society. @UCLPolicyLab @ucl ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/news/20…

The US, the UN, the EU and the rest of the world agree that we are at the brink of famine in Northern Gaza. Still, only 159 trucks were allowed into Gaza yesterday and Israel blocks all food convoys from UNRWA to reach North Gaza. There must be accountability for this.

“For families around the world, the climate crisis is deeply personal.” @MabelvanOranje of @VowForGirls, @GirlsFirstFund,& @GirlsNotBrides joined us to tell us why #childmarriage is a climate issue. Go to projectdandelion.com to learn from Mabel.

percentage of swiss population who trust their govt: 84% in the usa: 31%

Every January, @EurasiaGroup identifies the 10 biggest geopolitical risks of the year ahead. Curious what made the cut for #TopRisks2024? Check it out: eurasiagroup.net/issues/top-…

It was tragic that Israeli troops shot and killed three Israeli hostages while they were shirtless, unarmed and waving a white flag. But it would also have been tragic if they had been Palestinian civilians, and then there'd have been no investigation.

🧵Since Hamas’ brutal terror attack @MoreinCommon_ has been exploring how the British public are thinking & talking about the Israel-Gaza war 70% think those with the loudest most extreme views are drowning out others - warping opinion & threatening community relations

In his Nobel lecture, President Carter said, “We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.” His words resonate today more than ever as the Israel-Hamas conflict enters a new and even more dangerous phase. Full statement: bit.ly/45YVpmG

STATEMENT: Palestinian and Israeli lives must be valued equally in global response to crisis. Read on The Elders' website: theelders.org/news/palestini… Click 'Show more' to read the statement in full below. Palestinian and Israeli lives must be valued equally in global response to crisis, Elders warn The Elders condemn the horrendous terror attacks launched by Hamas on 7 October 2023, the killing of innocent civilians, the holding of hostages and the continued indiscriminate missile attacks on Israel. These are mass atrocities for which the perpetrators must be brought to justice, preferably in a court of law. We also condemn the Israeli government’s unacceptable collective punishment of the population of Gaza through siege, the scale of the military assault and its death toll, and the forcible transfer of civilians within the territory, as well as the continuing land and home incursions and demolitions in the West Bank and settler violence against Palestinian communities. These are not legitimate acts of self-defence: they are clear violations of international humanitarian law, and some amount to atrocities for which there needs to be criminal accountability. The Palestinian and Israeli peoples are intertwined by history, geography and legacies of sacrifice and suffering. The current crisis has sparked unimaginable pain and trauma on both sides which demands the world’s compassion and respect. Israeli and Palestinian lives are of equal worth. History, morality and political experience compel us to send this clear message: one set of crimes must not be responded to with more crimes. As President Biden has warned, Israel must not repeat the mistakes made by the United States after the Al Qaeda terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the worst of which was the invasion of Iraq. Trying to defeat terrorism only through military action is more often than not a terrible mistake that leads to more terrorism, extremism and violence. A ground incursion by Israeli troops into Gaza could cause massive civilian casualties on top of the thousands of lives already lost, and risks inflaming a wider regional escalation of the conflict. The cycles of violence and impunity must be broken, and the international community must be clear that all those accused of atrocity crimes on both sides should be held criminally accountable. Leaders have for too long abdicated their responsibilities towards this conflict. All parties share the blame for extinguishing hope. Thirty years after the Oslo accords, there is now an absence of any political horizon towards a two-state solution that can end Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories and guarantee Israel’s security. Leaders cannot continue to view this conflict primarily through the prism of geopolitical divisions rather than the values of the UN Charter. That the UN Security Council has so far been unable to agree on a resolution, and call for a ceasefire as thousands of lives are being lost, is a failure to fulfil its fundamental duty. As Elders, we call for an immediate ceasefire, the restoration of essential water, food, medical and fuel supplies into Gaza, and the release of all hostages held by Hamas. The normalisation of relations between Israel and some Arab states cannot succeed unless Palestinian self-determination and statehood are central. In this regard, reviving the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002, and implementing the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, offers a viable path towards regional stability and reconciliation. Today’s dark hour must be a catalyst for change. As Elders, we stand with those who embrace political dialogue and justice through law, and hold firm to the values of human rights and peaceful co-existence. Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and Chair of The Elders Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary-General and Deputy Chair of The Elders Graça Machel, Founder of the Graça Machel Trust, co-founder and Deputy Chair of The Elders Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway and former Director-General of the WHO Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand and head of the UN Development Programme Elbegdorj Tsakhia, former President and Prime Minister of Mongolia Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Hina Jilani, Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and co-chair of the Taskforce on Justice Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia and Nobel Peace Laureate Ricardo Lagos, former President of Chile Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Laureate Ernesto Zedillo, former President of Mexico ENDS

jews and palestinians are the same people. they come from (and have historically been thrown out of) the same land. neither are going anywhere. now is a time of war. it’s going to get much worse before any chance of getting better. there’s still no choice but living peacefully together.

By lending his stature to an upstart organisation, he helped give birth to a different kind of institution & had a big impact on our objectives, the values we live by & our way of working. @markhleonard, Joschka Fischer & @MabelvanOranje on behalf of ECFR: ecfr.eu/article/martti-ahits…

Martti Ahtisaari remembered It's with great sadness that we've learned of the death of Martti Ahtisaari, co-chair emeritus of ECFR. The European Council on Foreign Relations was blessed to have Martti Ahtisaari as its co-chair from the very beginning in 2007.

Every year, 12 million girls are forced into marriage.💔 Yesterday was our first Community LiveTalk featuring @MabelvanOranje, Founder of @vowforgirls, a movement to end the #childmarriage crisis. Watch the replay here: bitly.ws/XbxC & don't forget to join our Community

“If we owe a moral responsibility to Israeli children, then we owe the same moral responsibility to Palestinian children. Their lives have equal weight,” writes @NickKristof. nyti.ms/45tigq8